Global report: WHO reports record daily increase of coronavirus cases

Iran’s president estimates 25m could be infected; mass health screenings in Xinjiang; Australian parliament suspendedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIran’s president says an estimated 25 million people in the country could be infected with the coronavirus, way above the country’s official rate, as the World Health Organization reported a record daily increase of new cases of more 270,000.Hassan Rouhani told a summit of the country’s coronavirus taskforce on Saturday that the health ministry estimated about 25 million Iranians might have contracted the virus and warned up to 35 million more might become infected in the months ahead. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/18/coronavirus-global-report-who-china-iran-australia-france-un-covid #coronavirus_outbreak #iran #hassan_rouhani #scott_morrison #australia_news #france #china #united_nations #xinjiang #world_news